One of the most important measures to be undertaken in order
to fight gingivitis and periodontitis is maintenance of proper hygiene of the
oral cavity. The research to improve the content of toothpaste has continued
for many years so that they should become better in terms of therapeutic
abilities.

OBJECTIVES:

The aim of this work was to determine and investigate the
influence of the application of toothpaste and gel with 3% ethanol propolis
extract on the state of the oral cavity.

MATERIAL AND METHODS:

The research group comprised 80 adult patients divided into
two subgroups: Group I, which comprised 40 patients without pathological
changes within the boundaries of the periodontium, and Group II, also 40
patients endangered with the occurrence of periodontitis caused by dental
plaque and lack of proper hygiene of the oral cavity. Qualification for both
groups was based on an interview and analysis of clinical documentation and
assessment of adequate indices such as API, OHI and SBI. The patients underwent
three examinations: initial, follow-up after 7 days and after 8 weeks since the
beginning of the program. Moreover, the patients were instructed about hygienic
procedures of the oral cavity. Four groups (T, G, CT, CG), 20 patients each,
were created from research groups I and II. They used the following
preparations: T--Dental Polis DX toothpaste with propolis content, G--Dental
Polis DX toothpaste without propolis content, CT--Carepolis gel with propolis
content, CG--Carepolis gel without propolis content. The patients were informed
about the type of hygienic preparation they were given to use (whether it
contained propolis or not). Moreover, they were interviewed for their
subjective evaluation of the product received.

RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:

Results of the research show the effectiveness of hygienic
preparations with 3% content of ethanol propolis extract in both groups of
patients: without pathological changes within the boundaries of the
periodontium and in the case of patients endangered with the occurrence of
gingivitis caused by dental plaque.